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RI T. QUAAS, MATERIAL HANDLING MACHINE;

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I5| 192i:

Patented Nov. 28, N22.

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H. T. QUAAS.A MATERIAL HANDLING' MACHINE. APPLICATION man Dsc.15. 1921.

Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

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Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

UNITED 'STATES MATERIAL-HANDLING- MCHINE.

Original application filed March 30, 1929, Serial Np. 369,921. Divided-and this applicaton filed December 15, 1921i* serial N9. 522,586..

.To @ZZV/whom t flaca/y conce/rin.'

Beit known that I, RroiiiinTi' QUnAs, a citi/jener' the UnitedStates, residing at New' York, 4in the county of'Nevv York and' State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Material-Han` dling `l\ /.[a chines, .of Which'the follofwing a specification.

This invention relates to loading and conveying machines and is a division of my pendingy application, iiled v,March 30, 1920, Serial #369,921, for coal mining mae chines andthe primary object of the present invention is the provision of Va novel conveying means for lreceiving coal directly from the face or. i'allotl a coal seam in a room or stalll as the same is cutand for automatically delivering the same to the pit cars at the' ent ies or headings.

Another object of the invention is the pro-y vision of a novel loading or conveying ma; chine which is susceptible for generalr applica-tion, such as the handling of sand, grain, coal, gravel or similar material, and which embodies a lateral extending conveyor for receiving the material'and which can extend parallel therewith, and a rrelatively long longitudinally extending conveyor for receiving the material lfrom vone end of the lateral conveyor and forv delivering the same to distant point or directly to Wagons, cars er the like. i l i i further object of the invention is the provision of a novel loading and conveyingV dei/*ice embodying a relatively long laterally extending conveyor having vmeans for per-- mittii'ig the material to be placed thereon at any point throughout its length, and a longitudinally extending conveyor disposed at one end of the laterally extending conveyor for receiving the material and for ldelivering the same to a distantpoint.

still further object` of the invention is the provision of an improved means for simultaneously operating the `laterally extending conveyor and the longitudinally extendingl conveyor, the. longitudinally extending conveyor including means for permitting the shaking thereof in order to feed the material toward one end. y

A still further object of the invention is to provide in a conveyor` of the above character, a novel longitudinally extending conveyor which canA be made extensible, so that as'v the transverse or` lateral conveyor is in oye d 'forw ard frbm the point'- lto. which `lthe p materiel', is tothe delivered, the longitudi` nally extending conveyor can be 'extended' to coniL troughs to be extended in relation toea'ch other, and means for holding the` troughs in their adjusted position againstr movement during the shaking oi* oscillating of thefcon# 'lYith these and other objects in view, the invention crinsists in the novel construction, arrangement and fQ'rm'tQrl'Qf parte 'as will he hereinaiter more specilicallyv described,

claimed" and illustrated in the accompany; ing .drawillga forming a part 0f this.' Speciication, in which fdiawingssz" Figure l isl a` front! elevation, partly in Section, orl the improved conveying and loading machine.

Figure 2 .is a side elevation of the same, illustrating the longitudinally extending Cnjveyor 'for 'receiving the.. material from the laterally extending conveyor"'an'd 'fer de"- liver-ingthe same'toa distant point.

Figure 3 is a frasmeliwrrtop 'P1211 View of the improved loading and `conveying ma chine Ashowing parte thereof insection and illustrating the novel means for synchronously operating the laterally and longitudinally extending' conveyors.

Figure 4 a ydetail transverse section through the laterally extendingv conveyor taken on the line 4 4 of Figure l, and

Figure 5 is a detail transverse section through the longitudinally extending conveyor taken on'the. line 5 -5 ofFigure 3.

Referring tothe drawings in detail, Wherein similar reference characters ,designate corresponding"parts throughout the several views, the letter "A indicates the laterally extending lcnnveyor for receiving the material; B, the longitudinally extending conveyor Afor receiving' the material from the laterally extending conveyor and for delivrm to the distance vth,rongh" ering the material to wagonsor cars or to some distant point;v C, the under frame orr carriage for supporting the laterally extendlng conveyor and other parts ofthe improved machine; and D, the operating means for the laterally conveyor A andthe longitudinally extending conveyor B.

The lateral conveyor `A is disposed di-v rectly upon the frame C adjacent to the forward end thereof and this frame merely consists of longitudinally extending runners or ground'engaginv beams 10. The beams 10 can be connecte in'any preferred suitable manner, such'as by transversely ex-` tending connecting beams 73. 'The lower supporting frame (l is adapted to be shifted guiding the material being handled on to the conveyor, as will be hereinafter more fully apparentes the `description proceeds.

The laterally extending conveyor Av includes a casing 15, which is secured directly tothe upper surface'of `the runner bars 10. The casing 15 includes upper and lower pairsof spaced beams 17 and 18 which support the upper wall 19, the bottom wall 20, the rear wall 21 and the end wall 22. The front portion ofthe casingv20 is left open throughout its entire length as clearly shown iny Figure 1 of the'drawings, so that the coal or other material being handled will be` permitted to freely enter the housing or casing 20. `The inner 4faces of the yupper and lowery pairs of beams 17 and 18 are provided with guide grooves 25 in which are slidably mounted the sprocket chains 26. 20

These sprocket chains 26 have secured therei `to at spacedpoints the transversely 'extend ing'flightsor -scraper blades 27 and these sprocxet chains 26 are trained around pairs of sprocket Awheels 28 yand`29 disposed at the opposite ends ofthe casing.4 The pair of `sprocket wheels 28 can be keyed to arotatable shaft 30 carried by one end of the casing or `housing 20 while the pair of sprocket wheels 29 can be keyed to a transversely extending shaft 31 carried by the fopposite'end of the housing. It is to bev noted that `the shaft 31 is located `in a `plane above the shaft 30, the purpose of which lwillrbe hereinafterl more fully -described.` `If desirable, theV sprocket chains 26 may have interposed ltherein at suitable points anti-friction rollers 32 for facilitating the'travel of the chains in the guide grooves "25.` rThe stems 33 which are utilized for corn` net-tine: ythe Aflights or scraper .blades 27 with the chains 26 may have secured thereto the conveyorr frames 26 is so disposed that v the flights 27 carried thereby vwill be in relatively close engagement with the bottom wall 20 so that when coal or other material being handled is brought `into the housing vor casing 15, the flights orfblades 27 will engage the same and move the material toward yone end of the housing.

The inclined platform 11 is secured to the front face of 1the forward beam` of the lower pair of beams 18 by a suitableangle iron or the like 35, and the upper edge thereof communicates directlywith the openface of the housing or casing 15; Y` The forward edge of the vplatform l11 may be secured l to the` forward terminals of the runner bars 10. One end of ,the housing or `casing 15 .'o

`the laterally extending conveyor A is 1nclined upwardly as at`40 and terminates in va hopper 41, below which is ositioned the forward end of the longitudinally extending conveyor B. The hopper 41 can be provided with a rearwardly inclined lower wall 112 for guiding the material to the lower open end of the hopper. The upper and lowerpairs of beams 17 and 18 have their terminals which extend intothe vinclined end 40 of the housing or casing 15 inclined upwardly as at 42 in orderI to form effective means for guiding the chain conveyor during its travel and for holding the blades or flights 27 carried by the lower run of the conveyor 7chain in close proximity with the inclined portion of the lower wall veyor' A and the inclined platform 11 can be made in sections and joined together as shown at 43. This Vfacilitates the transportation of the machine and the positioning of the same in aroom or stall of a mine. If the 'm'a'chine `is used for simply digging entries or headings 'it maybe made in one section if so desired.

lf desirable, the laterally extending con-y The longitudinally extending conveyor B, l

as stated, has its forward end disposedv directly below the hopper alcarried by one end ofthe'casing or housing 15. The longitudinally extending conveyor B consists of a plurality of troughs 50 which are preferablyv formed of sheet metal or the like of sub stantially U-shaped form in cross section.

`Owing to the resiliency of the sheetinetal,

the sides of the troughs may be readily compressed so that the same may be placed one within the other. In vjoining the troughs 50 together, the same may be bolted or `sethe telescoping section 58 can be pulled outj pitman rod 82 `with the bar 85, all sudden jars and strain are taken off the pitman rod and the permanently carried section 54. It can be seen that rocking movement of the sections 50, is permitted,owing to the rocker i arms 5l carried thereby. Iny order to give further support for the permanently carried section 54,'the same can also be provided intermediate its ends with a'rocker `arm 86 which can be mounted upon the concaved upper surface 87 of a block 88,

which can be secured to the runner bars 10` or the frame C in any preferred manner.

All of the moving portions of the ma- ',-f "chine, such as gear wheels, sprocket wheels and chains are adapted to be housed in suitable housings or casings as clearly' shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. It is to be understood that any particular type of casingor housing may be used which is desirable or practical according to the character of the moving parts to be housed.

In operation of the improved `conveyor i and loading. machine, the coal or other materialbeing handled is" forced up the inclined platform l1 in any preferred manner, from whence it falls intothe casing 15. The flights 2T carried by the lower runs of the chains 26 will engage the .material and carry `the same through the casing 15 up the in- `clined end thereof and force the same into the hopper 41. The material` will drop through the hopper onto the permanently inclined carried section 54 which is oscil- :a lated back and forthby the pitman rod 82. This agitates the material in the trough and keeps the same in motion so that the material will slide down the trough on to wagons or receptacles which may be used for dumping the material. It is obvious that as 'the lateral conveyor is moved forwardly, that the permanent section 54 and "l be seen that a simple and effective means has been provided `for handling all kinds of coarse material and which will permit the material to be loaded into the machinev along a relatively wide front and allow the material to be delivered to any point` distant from the machine.`

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention; but, C i

I claim:

l. In a conveying and loading machine, f a frame, a transverselyextending conveyor carried hv the frame, a plurality of troughs arranged longitudinally of the frame, meansv for ope-rating the transversely extending conveyor and `means for oscillating the troughs. i A

2. In a conveyingmachine, a frame, a housing arranged transversely of the frame,

`a movable conveyor belt `arranged inthe housing, means for permitting the material being handledto be brought into the housing in the path of said conveyor belt, a longitudinally extending conveyor arranged at one end of the transverse conveyor, and means for operating said conveyors.

3. In a material handling machine, a frame, a housing arranged transversely of the frame, a movable conveyor belt `ar ranged in the housing, 'a longitudinally ex# transverse conveyor and comprising aplul rality of U-shaped through members, means hingedly connecting one of the trough members to the frame and means for oscillating said trough member.

4. In a material handling machine, `a

frame, a housing arranged transversely of y the frame, a movable conveyor belt arranged in the housing, an inclined platform for guiding the material being handled into the housing, and a longitudinally extending conveyor disposed at one end of the transverse conveyor for receiving the `material being handled therefrom.

5. In a material handling device, a frame, a transversely extendingy conveyor carried by the frame, a longitudinally extending conveyor disposed at one end of the trans-` verse conveyor and arranged to receive the material being handledtherefrom and comprising a plurality of U-shaped trough memw bers, means hingedly. connecting one of the trough members with the frame, means connecting all of the trough members together,

and means for oscillating the hinged trough i member. f v i 6. In a material handling machine, a shiftable frame, a transversely extendingv conveyor carried by the frame, a longitudinally extending conveyor arranged at one end of the transverse conveyor and means for increasing the .length ofthe longitudinally extending conveyor whenthe frame yis shifted.

7 In a material handling machine, a movable frame, a transversely extending end-y less conveyor belt carried` by the fra-me, a longitudinally extending conve or arranged at one end of the conveyor be t for receivingimaterial therefrom and including a pluy rality of U-shaped troughs, means for oscillating the troughs,` and means for increasinrf the lengths of the troughs when the frame is moved. p.

-tending conveyor arranged at one end of the 8. In a material handling machine, a frame, a conveyor arranged transversely of the frame, a trough arranged on one end oi the conveyor, means hingedly connecting the trough with the frame, means forroscil-` lating the trough, a telescopic trough section carried by the first mentioned trough and means for locking the telescoping section in engagement with the first mentioned trough.

9. In a material handling machine, a frame, a conveyor arranged transversely of the frame, an extensible trough disposed at one end of the conveyor for receiving material being handled therefrom, and means for actuating the transverse conve-yor and the trough.

l0. In a material handling machine, a

frame, a transversely extending conveyorcarried by the frame, a trough arranged at one end of the conveyor, resilient arms conneeting the trough With the frame, a motor, means operatively connecting the transverse conveyor with the motor, a crank arm carried by the motor, and a pitman rod operatively connecting the crank arm with the trough. v

11. In` a material handling machine, a frame, an oscillating trough carried by the frame, a plurality of inwardly extending teeth formed on the side edges of the trough, a telescoping section, teeth carried by the telescoping section, and a movable clamp arranged to force the teeth carried by the telescoping section into engagement With the teeth carried by the trough.

l2. In a material handling machine, a frame, a transversely extending housing carried by the frame having its entire front face open for reception of material, an endless conveyor belt mounted in said housing for moving material through said housing, a hopper formed on one end of the housing, and a second longitudinally extending conveyor arranged to receive the material from the hopper.

13. In a material handling machine, a frame, a transversely extending housing carried by the iframe having its entire front face open for the reception of material and including a top, bottom, and side Walls, an endless chain conveyor mounted in the housing including a plurality of transversely extending flights, the flights carried by the lower one of the chain conveyor being disposed relatively near the bottom Wall of the housing, and a longitudinally extending conveyor arranged to receive the material Jfrom the first mentioned conveyor.

14. In a material handling device, a transversely extending housing having its front face open for reception of material, an inclined platform for guiding the material into said housing, an endless conveyor 'belt mounted in said housing for moving material therethrough, one end of said housing having an inclined portion formed thereon, a hopper carried by said inclined portion, and a longitudinally extending conveyor arranged directly below said hopper.

RICHARD THEODORE QUAAS. 

